loc_afamodyssey_0819001r0819001rafamodysseylocyesThe return of the soldierWhite, Charles, 1918-1979African American veterans--Southern statesRace discrimination--Southern statesPolice--Southern statesPolice corruption--Southern statesSouthern States--Social conditionsAfrican Americans--Civil rights--Southern statesCivil rights--United StatesKu Klux Klan (1915- )White supremacy movements--Southern statesWhipsFirearmsA pen-and-ink drawing illustrating an armed police officer and a member of the Ku Klux Klan holding a whip standing over three African American men who are on their knees and lying on the ground. This image expresses the artist's belief about the treatment of African American veterans returning from the World Wars by members of law enforcement and white supremacy organizations.The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata.Washington, D.C. : Library of CongressLibrary of Congress. Prints and Photographs DivisionAfrican-American Odyssey Collection (Library of Congress)Drawingshttp://www.loc.gov/exhibits/odyssey/archive/08/0819001r.jpgimage/jpegLibrary of Congress. Prints and Photographs DivisionReproduction number: LC-USZC4-4886 (8-19)(b&w film neg.); (digital file from original negative)Exhibited: African-American Odyssey: A Quest for Full Citizenship, Library of Congress, 1998.1946Southern States20090702 144309